# CVE-2026-74527: octeontx2-af: Block VFs from clobbering special CGX PKIND state

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.8
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.20
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.20.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Block VFs from clobbering special CGX PKIND state PF and VF NIX LFs that share a CGX LMAC reuse the same hardware PKIND programming. When HiGig2 or EDSA parsing is enabled, a VF NIX LF alloc must not reset the LMAC RX PKIND or default TX parse config over the PF setup. Add cgx_get_pkind() and rvu_cgx_is_pkind_config_permitted() so VFs skip cgx_set_pkind(), rvu_npc_set_pkind(), and NIX_AF_LFX_TX_PARSE_CFG updates when the LMAC is using NPC_RX_HIGIG_PKIND or NPC_RX_EDSA_PKIND.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f24f7ce6fb2d1ae080a05371afddba30a3e0b919
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1106b26e86ac1e7e4d1f634bcd532c5d44e60620
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e888d7dd11519330ba6c6a28391d55891463a6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a76243488740a07c81c9adf431685bb7f7c31d8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3c6b0f48f126a36955b3fb4154a59d0b3621d97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bd438a58e910db5dc369aa25dfed1fc95f1b596

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